PSY5105 Clinical developmental psychology
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY5105 Clinical developmental psychology is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 33 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY5105
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PSY5105
No unit lists PSY5105 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M6046
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit aims to ensure that you are familiar with disorders that occur during childhood and adolescence. Diagnosis and classification, aetiology of the major disorders occurring in childhood and adolescence, as well as the major forms of treatment and management based on recent research will be covered. Various disorders will be examined including autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, and depression.
You will be expected to develop competence in the application of diagnostic classification systems to children but also will be encouraged to critically evaluate such systems and be aware of their limitations in paediatric populations. A component of this unit will be devoted to formal psychological, especially cognitive, assessment of children and adolescents. Although the major focus of this unit will be on the identification and assessment of disorders and assessment of cognitive abilities in children, the use of various treatment modalities with children, adolescents, and their families will also be discussed with an emphasis on cognitive behavioural approaches.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Immersive |
Assessment
- Formulation report (1,000 words) - Pass/FailWrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Skills demonstration: WISC-V Administration and interpretation (1,500 words) - Pass/FailWrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Critical reflection: Observation visit - Pass/FailDemonstrationCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the diagnosis, classification, and aetiology of the major disorders occurring in childhood and adolescence.
- 2
Apply the principles of observing, interviewing and assessing children and adolescents.
- 3
Demonstrate competence in the administration and interpretation of results of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV).
- 4
Evaluate the major forms of treatment and management for disorders that occur during childhood and adolescence.
- 5
Synthesize complex information to write a clinical case formulation for a child presenting with a clinical developmental disorder.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars33 hours
- Workshops14 hours
Eleven seminars of three hours for a total of 33 hours.
Two workshops of seven hours, twice per semester.
There will be an additional unscheduled activity of 1 hour.
Preparation / self-directed study: One hour per week for seminars and twelve hours preparation for assessment tasks.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Sally Richmond
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Sally Richmond
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY5105?
PSY5105 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY5105 offered?
In 2025, PSY5105 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is PSY5105?
The handbook expects about 33 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does PSY5105 have an exam?
No. PSY5105 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.